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Representing Victims of Revenge Pornography (On-Demand)

$159.00

“Revenge Porn” is the nonconsensual publication or sharing of sexual images or videos. It has received a great deal of attention in the media and in the courthouse. Often, lawyers are asked by victims for help in getting the unwanted content removed from social media sites and from the hands of private parties only to find that their state has no express prohibition against the activity. Sites may assert First Amendment rights to publish the images or videos they received. Law enforcement agencies often do not take the complaint seriously, especially if the victims took the images or videos themselves and shared it with a trusted partner who then re-published it without permission. This course will help you answer your clients’ questions about what can be done and provide concrete methods to obtain relief on behalf of your clients.

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Course Description

“Revenge Porn” is the nonconsensual publication or sharing of sexual images or videos. It has received a great deal of attention in the media and in the courthouse. Often, lawyers are asked by victims for help in getting the unwanted content removed from social media sites and from the hands of private parties only to find that their state has no express prohibition against the activity. Sites may assert First Amendment rights to publish the images or videos they received. Law enforcement agencies often do not take the complaint seriously, especially if the victims took the images or videos themselves and shared it with a trusted partner who then re-published it without permission. This course will help you answer your clients’ questions about what can be done and provide concrete methods to obtain relief on behalf of your clients.

Principles

Client communication

Intellectual property

Criminal law

Syllabus

What are the various forms of Revenge Porn and how does the nature of the material affect how it can be handled legally?

Which States have Revenge Porn laws in place and what can lawyers do for their clients in states that do not have such laws?

Learn what advice and assistance lawyers can provide even if the victim is being harmed by publication of an image or video to which they consented or even filmed themselves.

Provide a specific guideline for how to use copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to obtain relief for your clients.